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TOKYO---The whiff of a Whopper
made hundreds of customers hungry
for a Burger King special --- "Flame
Grilled" cologne.
Bottles of the fragrance were sold at
the fast-food chain's stores in Japan
for 5,000 yen (about US$40), including
one Whopper burger.
At a downtown Tokyo outlet, 17-
year-old student Yuki Ishibashi bought
one out of curiosity. He learned late
last month about the cologne and "I
really wanted to try it," Ishibashi said.
He took a whiff of the spray and
described the scent as "spicy."
Nanako Katabami bought one as an
unusual gift, and quoted her friend as
saying it smelled like a Burger King
store. Burger King said the cologne
sold out at about half of its 90
Japanese outlets by evening. The
company said it hoped the scent would
make customers identify Burger King
with a grilled-beef burger smell. (AP)
A17
FRIDAY,
APRIL 3,
2015
• Twitter: @GuardianTT • Web: guardian.co.tt
'Spicy' scent of a Burger King store entices cologne buyers
KALIFA CLYNE
A "bobolee" of Telecom-
munications Authority of
T&T (TATT) chairman Selby
Wilson was the centrepiece
at a protest demonstration
by the Communications
Workers Union (CWU) out-
side the agency s Barataria
offices yesterday.
In an early observance of
the local Good Friday tradi-
tion, members of the union
kicked, punched and even
battered the "bobolee" with
a stick to express their oppo-
sition to TATT s approval of
the acquisition of Columbus
International by Cable and
Wireless Communications
(CWC).
"At this current time TATT
has effectively sold out the
national patrimony," CWU
secretary general Joseph Remy
said.
He questioned the change
of decision by TATT between
March 12 and March 26.
On March 12, TATT
expressed concern about
adverse effects stemming from
CWC s 49 per cent stake the
Telecommunication Services
of T&T (TSTT). However, less
than two weeks later, the reg-
ulatory announced that
approval had been given to
CWC after the company
agreed to divest its shares at
TSTT within 12 months.
"TATT has condoned con-
flict of interest. Cable and
Wireless applied for this
acquisition while they were
on the board of TSTT," Remy
said.
"We are demanding that a
probe be launched into the
process utilised by TATT to
arrive at their change in posi-
tion."
He also questioned the
agreement between the
National Enterprise Limited
(NEL) considering sharehold-
ers were not informed of the
details.
"We will continue to protest
publicly. We are examining
our legal options right now.
We believe that the telecom-
munications industry in T&T
has been sold for 30 pieces of
silver by Selby Wilson and his
cohorts at TATT," he said
In letters addressed to
Prime Minister Kamla Per-
sad-Bissessar, Finance Min-
ister Larry Howai and Kenny
Lue Chee Lip, chairman of
National Enterprises Limited,
the CWU claimed there was
a lack of transparency in
TATT s approval of the merg-
er, resulting in the national
patrimony being sold out
"without due care and con-
sideration."
CWU also raised questions
about the conditions set out
by TATT for CWC to dispose
of its 49 per cent shareholding
in TSTT.
CWU licks for TATT
President of the Communication Workers Union John Julien beats an effigy of TATT chairman
Selby Wilson during a protest outside the authority's offices in Barataria yesterday. PHOTO:
ABRAHAM DIAZ
TATT RESPONDS
TATT CEO Cris
Seecharan, who spoke with
reporters following the
CWU protest, said approval
of the CWC/Columbus
merger will lead to more
vibrant competition in the
telecommunication
industry. He said this will
benefit customers
"We did thorough
analysis, both economic
and legal, before granting
approval and we don't see
how this could negatively
affect consumers," he said.
Seecharan said TATT had
given CWC 12 months to
divest its shares in TSTT
and during that time it will
not be in TSTT's
boardroom and will not
have anything to do with
the company's decisions.